assignment ideas

mandalas using custom shapes

https://artwyrd.com/

use custom shapes for this

photoshop intro

Open Photoshop

Window>Layers, Application Frame, Options, Tools

Create a document

Place a photo

Duplicate layer

Tools

Copy and paste

Move Tool & Auto select layer

Resize

Zoom & scrubby zoom

green screen

Download this photo

https://www.dropbox.com/s/v9btr42puiq6c56/ej%20and%20eddie%20flat.jpg?dl=0


Drag the downloaded photo to the Photoshop icon to open it

Go to Save As

Save as Green Screen Photo_Your name into your documents folder.

Select the Magic Eraser Tool and cut out the green background

Smooth any rough edges with the Blur Tool

Save

Go to Google and find a high resolution photo for a background

Now find a high resoultion image with a white background.

Cut out the white background

Smooth any rough edges

Place the new image in front of the backjgroumd and between the two figures

Resize and move where necessary

Save as Green Screen Photo_Your name.PSD into your documents folder.

Save as Green Screen Photo_Your name.JPG into your documents folder.

Email your JPEG file to topperselfie@gmail.com

Be sure Green Screen Photo_your first and last name, plus your block is in the email subject line

2017 Final Exam Study Guide

design and color

Design and Color

Assignment:
Google "coloring pages" and click on Images

Find a design or illustration that you like

Using this as a source for inspiration, draw something similar on a piece of paper, using pencil or pen

Then, color your design using colored pencils

Number of class periods: 3

Materials and equipment:
Computers
Pencil
8.5 x 11 Paper
Colored pencils

Working examples:
link to YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0em1nCZm90

Finished examples:

Your grade:
• Intricacy of design or illustration_30 points
• Did you use the entire space?_20 points
• Craftsmanship (how much effort and skill does it show)_50 points

2017 parthenon poster_PBL

https://www.dropbox.com/s/k679auzbjmrg4bs/parthenon%20orig.jpg?dl=0

1. Download the photo from the link above

2. Open it in Photoshop

3. Save it to your documents folder

Then, add at least 5 quotes........

“An ultimate collision between several heavenly forces.” Javon Serology

“Inspirational.” Will Morgan

“An epic work of beauty and intricacy. Grace and power captured in stone.” Emily Nidiffer

“Gold glinted off her shield and into her eye.” Olivia Whitney 

“You can take history and turn it to stone.” Alexandra Richard

"She is Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and Battle Strategy." Virginia Wilson-Patton

"You feel small, power, and authority." Ellie Smith

"The angle is spectacular. The sun gleams through the windows, causing the gold to glow." Ezri Wade

"I felt naked in her gaze." Christopher McNnane

Also type ATHENA AT THE PARTHENON 

cover design competition

Student Scholarship Opportunity: Design the Program Cover for the 2017 Institute for CTE Educators

High school students have the opportunity to participate in a competition to design the program cover for the 2017 Institute for CTE Educators. This design competition provides students with the chance to earn a scholarship to the Tennessee public postsecondary school of their choice. All design specifications and application requirements are listed in the 2017 Program Cover Design Application. Applicants can submit an online application form (here).
 
The applicant with the winning design will be awarded $1,000, while the runner-up and second runner-up will be awarded $500 and $250, respectively. The student must attend a public postsecondary institution in Tennessee in order to receive the award.

Completed applications must be submitted to Andrea.Thorsbakken@tn.gov by April 1. The winning design will be announced by May 1. Scholarship funds will be given directly to the postsecondary school designated by the winner upon enrollment.

HELP..........

tools
http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2015/12/photoshop-tools-explained.html

working with type
http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2010/10/october-13-14.html

type effects
http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2012/12/layer-stylesdrop-shadow-bevel-and-emboss.html

change typeface and its color
http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2015/12/change-typeface-and-its-color.html

making a grid design
http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2015/12/grid-design.html

SSA and Tardies
For tardies, 3 times, then referral

SSA_follow the guidelines or referral....sorry

Phones should be used for classwork only. If your phone is visible, you should be able to explain how you are using it for class work.

Headphones, earbuds, etc. are not allowed in class.


If you have trouble with your computer or Photoshop, be sure we fix that at the beginning of class. If you wait until I come to check work that is too late.



Today:

1. ACT words
http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2014/08/act-words.html

standards

6) Categorize and describe the principles of design.

7) Analyze the elements of design by evaluating their purposes and applications in a variety of design applications.

8) Research rules of composition (such as the rule of thirds) and explain how the rules govern the elements and principles of design.

20) Demonstrate basic procedures to manage digital files.

23) Apply the design process to complete projects of increasing complexity and of varying applications such as print, web, film, and marketing communications.

objectives (what I want you to know or do):

How to create a design according to specific criteria and specifications 


How to use relevant Photoshop tools correctly


Create visual art that communicates ideas through the use of media, techniques, and processes. 




Questions:

1. How can you create a strong center of interest in an artwork?

3. How do you select Auto Select>Layer

For help............

Your friends and the help column

Cover Design

Open Photoshop if it does not appear in your dock.

In the Photoshop Options Bar (top of screen) go to Window

Check the following (unless already has checkmark) :

Workspace>Essentials

Layers

Application Frame

Options

Tools

Then go to View and be sure Rulers is checked




Create a Photoshop document


Name: CTE Cover Design

Width: 8.5 inches

Height: 11 inches

Resolution: 300

Color mode: RGB

Save into your documents folder as CTE Cover Design

Steps

1. Use the horizontal and vertical rulers to create guidelines

making a grid design

http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2015/12/grid-design.html

2. Create at least 9 rectangles to add color to

3. Add color using the Paint Bucket tool

4. Type:

The Career Ready Student

2017 Institute for CTE Educators 

July 17–21, 2017

Music City Center, Nashville, TN

Sponsored by: The Tennessee Department of Education and the Division of College, Career and Technical Education

Add: Logo for Tennessee Department of Education

https://www.dropbox.com/s/xvgql5bnmw1e4d0/TDOE%20Logo.png?dl=0

Rubric for your grade

4_advanced_93-100 points.  A strong amount of work has been completed. All instructions & specifications met. A comprehensive and wide-ranging exploration of visual qualities, the representation of ideas, media experiments, and technical practice is demonstrated. The work reflects superior thought and imagination.

3_proficient_85-92 points.  A reasonable amount of work has been completed. Most instructions and specifications met. The work illustrates satisfactory exploration of visual qualities, and the representation of ideas. There is satisfactory evidence of work on images, media experiments, and technical practice.

2_basic_75-84 points. A small amount of work has been completed. Some instructions and specifications met. The work illustrates some exploration of visual qualities, the representation of ideas. There is some evidence of work on images, media experiments and technical practice.

1_below basic_74 and below. A less than adequate amount of work has been completed. There is little evidence of work on images, media, and technical practice.

0_No work attempted

Rubric for your grade

4_advanced_93-100 points.  A strong amount of work has been completed. All instructions & specifications met. A comprehensive and wide-ranging exploration of visual qualities, the representation of ideas, media experiments, and technical practice is demonstrated. The work reflects superior thought and imagination.

3_proficient_85-92 points.  A reasonable amount of work has been completed. Most instructions and specifications met. The work illustrates satisfactory exploration of visual qualities, and the representation of ideas. There is satisfactory evidence of work on images, media experiments, and technical practice.

2_basic_75-84 points. A small amount of work has been completed. Some instructions and specifications met. The work illustrates some exploration of visual qualities, the representation of ideas. There is some evidence of work on images, media experiments and technical practice.

1_below basic_74 and below. A less than adequate amount of work has been completed. There is little evidence of work on images, media, and technical practice.

0_No work attempted